Neil Simpson has been involved in theatre for thirty years. He has worked with many companies including the Nimrod Theatre under the direction of Richard Wherrett, John Bell and Ken Horler. He works primarily as a Lighting Designer and Production Manager and has been involved with over 300 productions crossing many art forms, with artists and companies that include Performing Lines, Neil Armfield and Belvoir St, The Performance Space, BigHart and Scott Rankin, Leah Purcell, The Song Company, Richard Bradshaw, Richard Vella, and the Seymour Group. He has worked on numerous festivals in Australia and overseas.